It all depends on the caliber and if it is fired out of a handgun or rifle. Range of a few hundred meters to a couple of thousand possible.
Go to the Colt website.
Depends on the revolver
The short answer is "no!". The cartridge may fire, but the case will split and the bullet will go somewhere downrange. Not pretty.
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By model and serial number. Go to proofhouse.com
go to proofhouse .com and click colt serial numbers,this will tell you the age of your colt.
Go to your local gunsmith and ask for help and supplies.
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Depends upon length of revolver barrel, smooth bore or grooved bore, caliber of bullet, grains of powder propelling bullet, weight of grains in bullet, into wind shot or against wind shot, cross wind shot. Go to a shooting range and get some good ideas and answers from experienced shooters. Shooting/reloading manuals have good answers. Hope this helps some.
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Need the model type to answer or go to proofhouse.com and look it up.